NGC 4739
| Galaxy NGC 4739 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 51 m 37.1 s |
| declination | -08 ° 24 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 313 |
| Redshift | 0.012632 +/- 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 3787 +/- 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(164 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (50.4 ± 3.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 3, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4739 • PGC 43571 • MCG -01-33-029 • GC 3260 • H III 515 • h 1455 • LDCE 0921 NED021 | |
NGC 4739 is a 12.5 likes bright elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation of Virgo , which is about 164 million light-years from the Milky Way's center.
It was discovered on March 3, 1786 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "vF, S, E".